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It's important to me to try and expose young people to the things they believe are off-limits to them. I tell them, 'There are no walls, only the ones we put up.' My advice to young people looking at my life is not to follow my footprint but to go out there and make their own. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#believe #expose #follow #footprint #go

My passion for giving is no different than yours. I give because it's in my heart to give. I give because I was taught to give at a very early age. This is how I developed my passion for giving. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#because #developed #different #early #early age

Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#done #earth #help #help others #i

Listen, I didn't know how to make coffee when I came to the United States. Because in Colombia the maids do it. ↗

— Sofia Vergara

#came #coffee #colombia #how #i

The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#broken #games #going #hope #i

There are a couple of carp fishing books I've been reading. I'm very interested in that line of books, because I think they write very well, carp anglers, about the general environment. ↗

— Tom Felton

#because #been #books #carp #couple

The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#listening #lot #misses #out #over

We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#bridge #discrimination #endless #equal #field

When I started competing, you had to have your coach there. Now you can be coached from a home office via Skype or video. That's not the same as having them on the field with you. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#coached #competing #field #had #having

When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#allowed #back #because #come #elementary